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Leonardo Wins UK MoD £271 Million Wildcat Helicopters Support Contract

January 10, 2017 @ 10:15 AM

Leonardo-Finmeccanica has been awarded £271 million contract to support and provide training of 62 AW159 Wildcat helicopters operated by the British Army and Royal Navy. The deal is an important part of the Governments ten-year £178 billion plan to provide its Armed Forces, according to Minister for Defence Procurement, Harriett Baldwin
Bodytrak Soldier-Monitoring System Readies For Trials With UK Army

December 28, 2016 @ 01:36 PM

UK-based Inova Design Solutions' Bodytrak that uses an in-ear device to monitor vital signs from the human body, is readying to undergo trials with the British Army. Further, it would be used in support of a military charity expedition to Antarctica,
Safran To Support European NH90 Engines

December 13, 2016 @ 05:26 AM

Safran Helicopter Engines has signed a 10-year contract with NATO Helicopter Management Agency (NAHEMA), to support RTM322-powered NH90 operated by the French Army Light Aviation (ALAT) and French Navy. This contract also covers the NH90 operated by Belgian Army and Navy and the Royal Netherlands Armed Forces, the company announced today
Sharif Invites Foreign Defense Firms To 'Make In Pakistan'

November 22, 2016 @ 02:35 PM

Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif invited foreign companies to expand their business linkages with Pakistan in the field of defence production. “Pakistan was committed to discouraging arms race and promoting “the motto of arms for peace, which has always been the tagline of IDEAS,” Sharif was quoted as saying by
RUAG Australia Wins Lead F-35 Sustainment Assignments

November 15, 2016 @ 05:44 PM

RUAG Australia has won 10 of the initial 11 component categories available to partner countries for F-35 Joint Strike Fighter regional sustainment. Starting in 2025, the company will have lead responsibility within the Pacific Region for the maintenance, repair and overhaul of Joint Strike Fighter components in four Repair Technology Groups - Valves (RTG F), Auxiliary Power Systems (RTG G), Landing Gear Components (RTG L) and Hydraulics, Pneumatics, Pneudraulics & Hydro-Mechanical (RTG H) – all of which are consistent with RUAG Australias core capabilities, the company announced Monday
Russian Helicopter To Display Mi-171A2, Ansat and Ka-226T rotorcraft At Iran's Airshow...

November 15, 2016 @ 10:14 AM

Russian Helicopters will showcase a Mi-171A2, an Ansat and a Ka-226T in the passenger mode at the 8th International Airshow, November 16-19 on Kish Island, Iran. Russian Helicopters will show a wide range of multirole civilian rotorcraft with goals to increase demand in Iran and from other customers in the Middle East
France Opens New International Helicopter Training Centre

November 8, 2016 @ 01:02 PM

Frances Défense Conseil International (DCI) is inaugurating new facilities at International Helicopter Training Centre (CIF-H) and has acquired three EC120 helicopters for reinforcing training capacities. The CIF-H is the second pilot school created by DCI, and the first in France
S. Korea Launches Eighth KSS-II Submarine

November 8, 2016 @ 08:51 AM

South Korea today unveiled its eighth submarine in an effort to reinforce its maritime combat capability in the face of North Koreas growing threat. Built by Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co
Safran’s Sigma 40 Inertial Navigation System Carries Integration Tests With Harpoon Missile

October 20, 2016 @ 04:40 PM

Safran Electronics & Defense has carried out integration tests of the Sigma 40 shipborne navigation system with the alignment system on the AGM-84 Harpoon anti-ship missile for Royal Thai Navy's Krabi corvettes and KDX class frigates. This test was carried out within the scope of a contract signed with Korean naval shipyard DSME, which builds warships
German Navy To Upgrade Its Frigates With iXblue's Inertial Technology

October 19, 2016 @ 07:43 PM

The German Navy has selected French iXblue to supply Marins M3 and Netans N3 inertial navigation systems for the upgrade of four F123 Brandenburg-class frigates, and two F122 Bremen-class frigates. Following the integration of Octans systems into the German Navy's Seehund vessels in 2013, the German Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology and In-Service Support has chosen iXblue to replace obsolete inertial navigation systems on board its frigates, the company announced today

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